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Grants Database
Showing 224 -248 of 3842 grants equaling $189,906,840.00
| Organization Sort | Grant Amount Sort | Program Area SortFilter | Type of Support SortFilter | Location Sort | Year SortFilter |
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| Faith in Action | Grant Amount$75,000 | Program AreaDemocracy and Civil Liberties | Type of SupportProject Support | LocationWashington, DC | Year2019 |
| Live Free, to support a multi-faith movement to build power in communities of color and mobilize them to end mass incarceration and gun violence by calling for investments in programs that reduce violence and promote healthy communities.
More information: http://https://faithinaction.org/ |
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| Giffords Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence | Grant Amount$75,000 | Program AreaDemocracy and Civil Liberties | Type of SupportProject Support | LocationSan Francisco, CA | Year2019 |
| Giffords Courage Fellows, to support a year-long fellowship program for students ages 16 to 20 to gain the skills to reduce gun violence in communities across the country. More information: lawcenter.giffords.org/ |
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| Public Citizen Foundation | Grant Amount$150,000 | Program AreaDemocracy and Civil Liberties | Type of SupportProject Support | LocationWashington, DC | Year2019 |
| Declaration for American Democracy, to support a public education campaign calling for comprehensive structural changes to America’s democracy to expand voting rights, address partisan gerrymandering, strengthen ethics rules, and limit the influence of money in politics. More information: More information: http://www.citizen.org |
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| Demos | Grant Amount$100,000 | Program AreaDemocracy and Civil Liberties | Type of SupportProject Support | LocationNew York, NY | Year2020 |
| Freedom to Vote Project, to protect the right to vote by fighting voter suppression while expanding access to voting, particularly for people of color, low-income individuals, and young voters. More information: https://www.demos.org/ |
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| Public Citizen Foundation | Grant Amount$150,000 | Program AreaDemocracy and Civil Liberties | Type of SupportProject Support | LocationWashington, DC | Year2020 |
| Declaration for American Democracy, to support a public education campaign calling for comprehensive structural changes to America’s democracy to expand voting rights, address partisan gerrymandering, strengthen ethics rules, and limit the influence of money in politics. More information: http://www.citizen.org |
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| Goldman Fund and Levi Strauss & Co. Gun Violence Prevention Grantmaking | Grant Amount | Program AreaDemocracy and Civil Liberties | Type of Support | Location | Year2020 |
| Media Matters for America | Grant Amount$8,000 | Program AreaDemocracy and Civil Liberties | Type of SupportGeneral Support | LocationWashington, DC | Year2020 |
| Educational Fund to Stop Gun Violence | Grant Amount$60,000 | Program AreaDemocracy and Civil Liberties | Type of SupportProject Support | LocationWashington, DC | Year2020 |
| To monitor the implementation of California’s gun violence restraining order and compile findings for dissemination to other states. More information: http://www.efsgv.org |
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| Generation Progress | Grant Amount$45,000 | Program AreaDemocracy and Civil Liberties | Type of SupportProject Support | LocationWashington, DC | Year2020 |
| Fight4AFuture Network, to engage 18 to 35 year olds in gun violence prevention by identifying and mentoring young leaders, providing policy expertise, and supporting advocacy efforts across the country. More information: http://www.americanprogress.org |
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| Trace Media | Grant Amount$75,000 | Program AreaDemocracy and Civil Liberties | Type of SupportProject Support | LocationNew York, NY | Year2020 |
| To add a public health desk to The Trace’s newsroom to report on gun violence through the lens of public health with a focus on gun homicides and community violence, suicide by firearms, and distilling research on gun violence to ensure that it reaches the public and policymakers. More information: https://www.thetrace.org/ |
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| MapLight | Grant Amount$50,000 | Program AreaDemocracy and Civil Liberties | Type of SupportProject Support | LocationBerkeley, CA | Year2020 |
| Digital Deception Solutions, to increase awareness of foreign and dark money influences in US elections and promote policy solutions to protect the US from political manipulations. More information: http://www.maplight.org |
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| Center For American Progress | Grant Amount$100,000 | Program AreaDemocracy and Civil Liberties | Type of SupportProject Support | LocationWashington, DC | Year2020 |
| To help protect the 2020 election from foreign interference and formulate a policy strategy to prevent future election interference. More information: http://www.americanprogress.org |
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| Faith in Action Network | Grant Amount$75,000 | Program AreaDemocracy and Civil Liberties | Type of SupportProject Support | LocationWashington, DC | Year2020 |
| To educate communities of color, low-income workers, women, and young people about election issues and increase voter turnout. More information: http://https://faithinaction.org/ |
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| Free Speech For People | Grant Amount$50,000 | Program AreaDemocracy and Civil Liberties | Type of SupportProject Support | LocationAmherst, MA | Year2020 |
| Fighting for Election Security Project, to move to safer US elections by exposing and challenging fraudulent practices and disinformation by voting system companies. More information: http://www.freespeechforpeople.org |
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| Voting Initiative | Grant Amount$8,670,000 | Program AreaDemocracy and Civil Liberties | Type of SupportProject Support | Location | Year2020 |
| American Civil Liberties Union Foundation | Grant Amount$40,000 | Program AreaDemocracy and Civil Liberties | Type of SupportProject Support | LocationNew York, NY | Year2020 |
| Reimagining the Role of Police, to reduce the role, responsibilities, and presence of police in the everyday lives of communities that are heavily policed.
More information: https://www.aclu.org |
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| NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund | Grant Amount$40,000 | Program AreaDemocracy and Civil Liberties | Type of SupportProject Support | LocationNew York, NY | Year2020 |
| Policing Reform Campaign, to monitor police conduct in cities throughout the country and ensure that government officials keep communities safe, hold law enforcement officers accountable for misconduct, and improve policing tactics.
More information: www.naacpldf.org |
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| Democracy Works | Grant Amount$100,000 | Program AreaDemocracy and Civil Liberties | Type of SupportProject Support | LocationBrooklyn, NY | Year2020 |
| To build trust in the democratic process, encourage more people to vote, and equip election officials with the information and tools to effectively administer elections, including vote by mail.
More information: https://www.democracy.works |
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| Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law | Grant Amount$100,000 | Program AreaDemocracy and Civil Liberties | Type of SupportProject Support | LocationWashington, DC | Year2020 |
| Election Protection and Voting Rights Project, to utilize litigation and voter education to protect the right to vote, particularly for communities of color, low-income communities, people with disabilities, and other traditionally disenfranchised populations.
More information: www.lawyerscommittee.org |
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| National Vote at Home Institute | Grant Amount$100,000 | Program AreaDemocracy and Civil Liberties | Type of SupportGeneral Support | LocationWashington, DC | Year2020 |
| To advance vote-by-mail options, improve policies around the use of these systems, and promote vote by mail across the US.
More information: www.voteathome.org |
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| When We All Vote | Grant Amount$100,000 | Program AreaDemocracy and Civil Liberties | Type of SupportProject Support | LocationWashington, DC | Year2020 |
| Voting Squads, to recruit volunteer leaders in communities of color and provide them with voter registration and mobilization training to engage members of their communities in civic engagement activities and voting.
More information: www.whenweallvote.org |
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| William J. Brennan Jr. Center for Justice | Grant Amount$100,000 | Program AreaDemocracy and Civil Liberties | Type of SupportProject Support | LocationNew York, NY | Year2020 |
| To address the threats to voting during the COVID-19 pandemic through communications and policy development and advocacy.
More information: www.brennancenter.org |
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| Campaign to Keep Guns Off Campus | Grant Amount$35,000 | Program AreaDemocracy and Civil Liberties | Type of SupportProject Support | LocationCroton Falls, NY | Year2020 |
| To provide education, organize students and faculty, and create resources for campus-based and gun violence prevention groups to defeat policies that force colleges and universities to allow guns on campus. More information: http://www.keepgunsoffcampus.org |
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| Alliance for Youth Organizing | Grant Amount$50,000 | Program AreaDemocracy and Civil Liberties | Type of SupportProject Support | LocationWashington, DC | Year2020 |
| To promote policies and programs that make voting easier and more appealing to young people to increase voter turnout nationally. More information: http://allianceforyouthorganizing.org |
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| Campaign Legal Center | Grant Amount$75,000 | Program AreaDemocracy and Civil Liberties | Type of SupportProject Support | LocationWashington, DC | Year2020 |
| Voting Rights Project, to ensure broad and equitable access to the right to vote through litigation, advocacy, public education, and grassroots voter education campaigns. More information: http://www.campaignlegal.org |
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- Annual Grants for general operating support are awarded and paid to those organizations representing special interests. The Fund does not accept applications for Annual Grants.
- Special Projects and SF Bay Area Institutions and Projects are by invitation only.
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